Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	30.4
default	[-]	41.2	42.7	30.8		10.3		9.67	13.1	2.14		0.181	0.660	0.675	0.828	0.601
handtune0011	[-]	40.0	41.5	30.8		10.3		8.43	12.0	2.15		0.224	0.664	0.672	0.866	0.618

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	43.3
default	[-]	43.2	43.4	43.4		13.1		4.75	12.7	2.40		0.353	0.469	0.627	0.961	0.576
handtune0011	[-]	42.8	42.9	43.4		13.1		4.24	12.3	2.39		0.390	0.470	0.632	0.969	0.586

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.7
default	[-]	39.4	39.2	33.2		14.7		6.80	11.5	2.14		0.371	0.552	0.669	0.676	0.564
handtune0011	[-]	38.6	38.4	33.2		14.7		5.94	11.1	2.14		0.403	0.550	0.674	0.713	0.578

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.7
default	[-]	37.2	36.8	38.9		34.1		-3.30	18.6	0.330		0.554	0.450	0.978	0.943	0.675
handtune0011	[-]	37.6	37.2	38.9		34.1		-2.99	17.9	0.387		0.571	0.473	0.974	0.947	0.688

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	18.1
default	[-]	36.9	36.7	18.7		12.9		17.5	18.0	3.15		0.0215	0.661	0.476	0.554	0.475
handtune0011	[-]	35.0	34.9	18.7		12.9		16.0	16.5	3.15		0.0533	0.670	0.475	0.542	0.482

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	26.2
default	[-]	27.5	27.5	26.2		26.6		1.60	10.2	0.420		0.581	0.532	0.963	0.769	0.675
handtune0011	[-]	27.2	27.2	26.2		26.6		1.26	9.65	0.374		0.610	0.562	0.966	0.861	0.712

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	34.1
default	[-]	36.6	36.7	34.3		8.68		1.37	10.7	0.921		0.402	0.558	0.881	0.787	0.637
handtune0011	[-]	36.4	36.4	34.3		8.68		1.12	10.4	0.897		0.423	0.563	0.883	0.815	0.650

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	27.3
default	[-]	37.4	37.7	27.6		12.8		10.9	14.8	1.73		0.168	0.514	0.750	0.675	0.524
handtune0011	[-]	35.5	35.8	27.6		12.8		9.47	13.7	1.82		0.238	0.520	0.733	0.741	0.550

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	35.1
default	[-]	33.8	33.8	35.0		41.8		1.92	15.6	0.222		0.651	0.493	0.985	0.969	0.718
handtune0011	[-]	35.3	35.2	35.0		41.8		2.88	15.7	0.217		0.653	0.491	0.985	0.968	0.718

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	35.2
default	[-]	39.5	39.7	36.1		13.0		4.16	11.2	1.17		0.512	0.714	0.848	0.776	0.713
handtune0011	[-]	39.2	39.4	36.1		13.0		3.89	11.0	1.10		0.520	0.712	0.853	0.781	0.716

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	19.0
default	[-]	25.7	25.5	19.1		8.23		6.59	10.0	0.769		0.409	0.602	0.910	0.920	0.689
handtune0011	[-]	25.8	25.5	19.1		8.23		6.32	9.78	0.696		0.428	0.612	0.912	0.930	0.699

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	36.6
default	[-]	40.2	40.2	37.1		15.9		5.20	13.7	1.31		0.374	0.556	0.812	0.957	0.651
handtune0011	[-]	39.7	39.8	37.1		15.9		4.77	13.2	1.30		0.400	0.561	0.813	0.960	0.659

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	71.8
default	[-]	74.7	76.4	72.3		12.4		8.07	20.6	0.830		0.318	0.576	0.904	0.976	0.670
handtune0011	[-]	74.7	76.5	72.3		12.4		8.08	20.7	0.833		0.319	0.575	0.904	0.976	0.670

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	43.1
default	[-]	39.7	39.6	43.2		37.6		-2.75	18.8	0.282		0.513	0.382	0.977	0.912	0.633
handtune0011	[-]	40.3	40.2	43.2		37.6		-2.18	18.5	0.289		0.519	0.396	0.977	0.902	0.638

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	25.4
default	[-]	36.9	37.0	26.0		13.3		14.1	19.2	3.06		0.223	0.387	0.491	0.769	0.451
handtune0011	[-]	35.8	35.9	26.0		13.3		13.4	18.6	3.07		0.246	0.386	0.493	0.794	0.461

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	25.3
default	[-]	32.0	32.1	25.6		12.5		5.88	8.64	1.01		0.421	0.616	0.854	0.599	0.621
handtune0011	[-]	32.0	32.0	25.6		12.5		5.75	8.45	1.00		0.434	0.624	0.860	0.610	0.631

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	24.0
default	[-]	29.1	28.8	24.2		10.0		4.59	11.3	0.456		0.348	0.473	0.956	0.819	0.614
handtune0011	[-]	28.3	28.0	24.2		10.0		4.21	10.9	0.419		0.376	0.494	0.960	0.880	0.641

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	37.1
default	[-]	34.4	34.2	37.2		16.3		1.48	13.5	2.12		0.512	0.434	0.652	0.936	0.594
handtune0011	[-]	34.5	34.4	37.2		16.3		1.30	13.7	2.10		0.504	0.425	0.655	0.938	0.589

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	25.5
default	[-]	34.9	34.9	25.7		11.6		9.67	10.5	2.19		0.121	0.688	0.667	0.658	0.565
handtune0011	[-]	33.2	33.1	25.7		11.6		8.00	8.94	2.20		0.226	0.693	0.665	0.701	0.596

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	29.8
default	[-]	34.3	34.3	30.0		11.8		5.56	8.26	1.54		0.478	0.638	0.771	0.806	0.666
handtune0011	[-]	33.8	33.9	30.0		11.8		5.00	8.03	1.51		0.501	0.637	0.778	0.811	0.673

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	29.1
default	[-]	47.4	47.7	29.9		11.9		5.68	14.0	1.82		0.360	0.555	0.718	0.951	0.628
handtune0011	[-]	47.3	47.7	29.9		11.9		5.36	13.8	1.88		0.365	0.556	0.712	0.953	0.629

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  Title:

CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes

  Version:

Ed4.1

  Institutions:

NASA Langley Research Center

  Source:

Monthly mean surface fluxes calculated by a radiative transfer model and constrained by the combined Terra and Aqua SSF1deg measurements

  History:

2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF

2019-08-13: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rsus-ceres.py

  References:

Loeb, N.G., D.R. Doelling, H. Wang, W. Su, C. Nguyen, J.G. Corbett, L. Liang, C. Mitrescu, F.G. Rose, and S. Kato (2018), Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Edition-4.0 Data Product, Journal of Climate, 31(2), 895-918, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0208.1

Kato, S., F. G. Rose, D. A. Rutan, T. E. Thorsen, N. G. Loeb, D. R. Doelling, X. Huang, W. L. Smith, W. Su, and S.-H. Ham (2018), Surface irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) data product, Journal of Climate, 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Comments:

time_period: 2000-01 through 2018-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 1 degree

original_units: W m-2

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: W m-2

  Convention:

CF-1.7